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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s an active start in Southeast Texas with a storm dropping south into the Houston area. This storm will gradually weaken as it slides south, but it brings one of our two chances for rain today. Lightning and gusty winds are possible with this storm, as well as in any storm that pops up later today. What …

HOUSTON, Texas — Mapping out those big weekend plans? Be sure to also plan for a major closure at the intersection of our busiest freeways. Beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will close all northbound and southbound mainlanes of the I-69 Southwest Freeway at the I-610 West Loop. The main lanes will reopen …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Changes are coming to area high schools in order to protect your children. Texas House Bill 1263 recently passed, requiring all high schools to have school zone signs. If you did not know, before this bill, Houston’s public works policy excluded the installation of school zones. On Thursday morning, the city of Houston had its transportation, technology, and infrastructure …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least 17 gang members were arrested within the last two weeks as part of a Houston initiative to combat violent crime. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, the United States Attorney’s Office said 39 people are accused of being connected to organizations involved in large-scale drug trafficking and violent robberies. The department added that many of …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man who had been jailed for months died Thursday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said 62-year-old Raymond Cooper suffered an apparent medical emergency at the jail’s medical ward. Authorities said CPR and lifesaving measures were immediately performed, and Cooper was taken to the hospital via EMS. Cooper was pronounced dead …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother was shot and killed early Thursday morning in front of her 3-year-old son in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood, police said. The bullet came from someone outside of her vehicle, and now, police are searching for the gunman. Family members identified the victim as 34-year-old Danielle “Danny” Banks. Houston police responded to a shooting call at …

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man facing a voyeurism charge for an incident at the University of Houston had already been accused of sexually assaulting a child this past March, according to court documents. Devonte Deshon Todd, 21, was taken into custody by campus police at the University of Houston last week. Court records stated a student caught Todd …

HOUSTON, Texas — One of the darkest events in Houston history is the spotlight of a new exhibit by the Memorial Park Conservancy in partnership with the Buffalo Soldiers Museum. “Park Conversations: Remembering the 1917 Houston Mutiny and Riots” will feature six onsite audio experiences situated throughout Memorial Park’s 100-acre Clay Family Eastern Glades at 552 E. Memorial Loop Drive. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A group of Uber drivers allegedly came to the rescue of one of their own on Tuesday night, after receiving a text message claiming that a woman was being held against her will at a northeast Houston truck stop by a threatening passenger. Aisha Bala said she picked up Yonas Kifle Gilay from George Bush Intercontinental Airport …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Once again, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued an energy conservation request, which lasted four hours and expired at 9 p.m. Thursday. “Operating reserves are expected to be low this afternoon due to continued high temperatures, high demand, low wind, and declining solar power generation,” ERCOT wrote on social media. TXANS Update—Sept. 7, 2023: ERCOT has …